Ford/lincoln/mercury: may have sludge buildup in throttle body leading to less airflow or engine idling...
Ford technical service bulletin TSB-12-8-1 for 2005-2007 Ford F-150, 2004-2005 Ford Explorer and 2006-2008 Ford Fusion and others.
- Bulletin number
- TSB-12-8-1
- Component
- Engine
- Summary
- Ford/lincoln/mercury: may have sludge buildup in throttle body leading to less airflow or engine idling RPM fluctuation and hard starts or battery disconnect or dead battery after keep alive memory (kam) clear. Models 2003-05 thunderbird, 05-06 mustang, 06-08 fusion, 04-05 explorer, 05-06 expedition, 05-07 f-150; 2003-06 ls, 06 zephyr, 05-06 navigator; 06-08 milan.
Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,379 complaints in the engine category.
Vehicles covered
- Ford F-150 2005-2007 200520062007
- Ford Explorer 2004-2005 20042005
- Ford Fusion 2006-2008 200620072008
- Ford Expedition 2005-2006 20052006
- Ford Mustang 2005-2006 20052006
- Mercury Milan 2006-2008 200620072008
- Ford Thunderbird 2003-2005 200320042005
- Lincoln Navigator 2005-2006 20052006
- Lincoln LS 2003-2006 2003200420052006
- Lincoln Zephyr 2006 2006
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